Replay the interactive chat from the U.S. Senate debate

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and former Texas solicitor general Ted Cruz will take the stage at KERA TV studios in Dallas at 8 p.m. for a much anticipated one-on-one debate – the first of two scheduled televised appearances before the July 31 run off election.

I will be live blogging the debate, which will air live on radio and television stations around the state, including KUHT in Houston. The Cover it Live module below will allow readers to see updated posts, interact with other readers and Joe Holley of the Houston Chronicle, who will be tweeting the debate, by posting comments fed directly into the stream of posts.

“The Texas Debates: Race for U.S. Senate” is produced by KERA in partnership with Univision Texas, The Texas Tribune, San Antonio Express-News/Houston Chronicle, Texas Association of Broadcasters (TAB), Texas State Networks and the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas.

Peggy Fikac, the Houston Chronicle’s Austin bureau chief, will be one of three panelist asking questions of the candidates.